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| Maya and her tiny fist. |
The labor and delivery was a little crazy this time. I pushed back the epidural too long. We checked in at 8 pm and by 8 am the next morning, I was still only dilated to a 1. I was so frustrated and didn't want to get the epidural because I was afraid I'd never progress since some people say epidurals slow down labor. I started strong contractions at 5:30 am and they became unbearable by 10 am. At 11 I requested the epidural, and it was still 45 minutes away. So for 2 hours I suffered the worst pain of my life, it was really bad. I was dilated to a 4 when I got the epidural, and then just 1 hour later she came in to break my water and I was at a 7. And then 25 minutes later I was ready to push. After 2-10 second pushes, Maya was out! It all happened so fast, when they laid Maya on my chest I thought, who's baby is this? I felt like my baby was still in my stomach.
Adoring Maya
I have quickly remembered how much I adore newborn babies. The first few nights I slept maybe 3 hours, but I didn't get frustrated because the excitement hadn't worn off. I was so excited to see her every time she cried. I do have to say though, last night I got frustrated. Ha! At least the excitement kept me happy for a couple nights. I am living off of very little sleep. But I have so much help. Juan went back to work today, and so my friends took Amelia for the whole morning and Maya and I spent the whole day in bed it seems. It was so nice.
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| Showing off her hair. She does have dark hair like Amelia did, it's just all around the sides and the back. |
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| Amelia picked out this balloon for her baby sister. |
Things have been hard for little Amelia. She adores her sister and every morning when she wakes up, she runs to find Maya and give her kisses. She loves to sit by her and make her dance (move her arms around). She is in love with Maya.
But she is pushing her limits with us. She is throwing many more tantrums, the first 2 days were filled with non-stop tantrums. She is getting better little by little. I am just so happy that she adores Maya so much and that there is no resentment there.
Me
I was prepared for an emotional roller coaster, remembering how I was after Amelia. I have been having multiple meltdowns per day. And a lot of my crying is about Amelia and imagining what she is feeling. My favorite thing that has come out of this: Amelia ripping off a tissue and dramatically fake crying into it. Copying mama. And possibly mocking me. Ha ha, she is the best.
Juan
Juan has exceeded all expectations. We got home from the hospital, Juan went back down to bring in our bags and returned to a house full of crying girls. He fed and bathed Amelia, helped with Maya, went out and picked me up lunch I had been craving, unpacked and cleaned up. He has A LOT on his plate and he has been amazing. My mom gets into town tomorrow, so that should give Juan a week-long break.
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| She is looking hilarious in this picture. Like she's the coolest kid on the planet. And possibly fake closing her eyes. |
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| Together at home. Finally. |
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| Amelia asks to hold Maya multiple times a day. |
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| Sisters. Amelia just had to hold her hand. |
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| I love how big these binkies look. So far she has hardly used the binky. She can't really keep it in and does well falling asleep without it, so I think I'll hold off and give it to her when she cries more. |
I look forward to when things settle down, but as for now I'm enjoying this roller coaster adventure.
17 comments:
Congrats again Cami! It sounds like you are taking it all in stride. Your girls are so sweet together!
She is beautiful! I'm sorry you had to go through all those hard contractions! I also had some hard contractions to make it through while waiting for my epidural. It was so not fun! Life with 2 babies is hard but gets easier with time. You are a great mom! Amelia will adjust soon I am sure. Congratulations!
I bet it is nice being home. Maya is so cute! I love the picture of Amelia holding her. What a wonderful help Juan has been. I was a ball baby after I had Alexis, I am glad my ducts have dried some since then! Your family is so so cute!!
I love all the pictures. Sounds like you are all doing well. It will be nice for mom to get there tomorrow. Have fun! We love you guys!
It is so great to have a wonderful husband at so many times, but especially with new babies. Way to go, Juan! And I love how Amelia adores Maya-- the holding hands pictures is beautiful!
Okay--that is hilarious that she faked cried into a tissue. Ha ha! What a character. You're an amazing mom and I'm so impressed you're coping with all these changes so well
Cami- She is such a doll. So sorry you had to be in so much pain this time around...makes you wonder why some woman want to not ever get epidurals. I think they're crazy. And Amelia crying into a tissue is HILARIOUS. You should try ad catch that on tape lol. I hope you get lots and lots of sleep these next few weeks and that your emotions get better. I'm so so thankful for all of your detailed honesty in your blog, it makes me a little less scared and feel a little more prepared for what is about to happen to me. Sending lots of Holt love your way!
Those girlies are so lucky to have you for a mom!
You are doing awesome and Janssen is so right, they couldn't be luckier to have you and Juan for that matter as parents. Amelia is just enjoying being a little drama queen, she will settle back in soon and we can all go back to playing like normal! Please let me know if you need me!
She is so cute, now I really can't wait to see her soon! At least Amelia loves her sister. The tantrums come no matter what, with more siblings or single child so it's great to hear her lving on her sister!
I love that Amelia was fake crying to copy you. She is a crack up. Maya is so precious. You are so lucky Juan is the way he is and loves to help out. I am glad you are starting to get the relaxation you need. It will be so nice with mom there so you can have her take care of all the dirty work and you can just focus on your girls.
I loved this update!! Maya just looks so cute and so tiny! I always forget how little newborns look. I'm glad Amelia adores her little sister so much, and hopefully that doesn't wear off. lol. I hope with your mom here, you'll be able to get some more sleep too! Let me know if I can do anything to help:)
Congrats Cami!! She's so precious!
She is so sweet! I love the squishy eyes picture in the car seat. It puts in perspective how little she is. Also the pics of Amelia and Maya together are just precious. Get lots of those! It still melts my heart when I look at the ones of Sami and Griff that little. It is great that you have such a supportive husband. What a great little family you have!
Congratulations! She is so sweet! What pretty girls you have!
I'm so sorry that you are having an emotional time. I hope things are getting better now. I couldn't help but die laughing about Amelia with the tissue though. Seriously cracks me up. I can't wait to see both your babies now!
oh, i'm loving the honesty in all of this. it's make me feel better for what's in my very near future. and my favorite part is amelia "sobbing" into a kleenex! cracks me up. i have a feeling i'll have many cries on behalf of owen.
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